[Iyrp-gcg] Session on pastoralism & rangelands at UNFCCC COP27 in Egypt

[Ann Waters-Bayer]

Dear GCG members,

Through discussion wth SNV (Netherlands), the IYRP - initially through Maryam - has managed to get involved in a session at the UNFCCC COP27 in Egypt. The session focuses on pastoralism and rangelands and will be held in the Food Systems Pavilion (https://foodsystemspavilion.com/ <https://foodsystemspavilion.com/>). The concept for the session is very much along the lines of the IYRP messaging, and one objective of the session is to raise awareness for the IYRP 2026. 

Below is the draft announcement (also to be found at https://foodsystemspavilion.com/scale/scale-session-8/ <https://foodsystemspavilion.com/scale/scale-session-8/>); it will be further developed in the coming days, but some of the confirmed speakers include a representative from the Mongolian Ministry of Environment & Tourism, Ced Hesse from IIED and Martina Fleckenstein from WWF.

Cheers,
Ann

Pastoralism and Rangelands Restoration: Promising solutions to benefit our planet and people

15:30 - 16:15 GMT+2 on 12 November 2022 in Food Systems Pavilion

The share of ruminant livestock in greenhouse gas emissions and its responsibility for climate change on a global scale is often the subject of debate at the global level, raising questions about animal source derived food in sustainable diets. While this debate in high-income countries polarizes opinions on intensive livestock farming, it is important to take a more local perspective of the footprint of traditional livestock systems in the drylands, highlands, shrubland and wetlands to question, not only their resilience in the face of climate change and their sustainability for the environment, but also their efficiency in the fight against food insecurity and malnutrition.
Rangelands including grasslands, savannahs and tundra, occupy 54% of all land on earth. They ensure food security for millions of people and provide valuable ecosystem services, including climate regulation, conserving biodiversity and water supply. One third of the world’s total soil carbon is stored in rangelands; up to 70 t/ha of additional soil carbon could be stored through restoration. Nature-based pastoralism and restoration of grasslands and rangelands will require an urgent and combined effort of controlling conversion, restoring natural ecosystems, and rehabilitating degraded lands.



Dr Ann Waters-Bayer
Agrecol Association for AgriCulture & Ecology
Coalition of European Lobbies for Eastern African Pastoralism (CELEP)
International Year of Rangelands & Pastoralists (IYRP2026) Global Coordination Group
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